2014 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam

$300 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 Seneca Niagara Summer Slam

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$10,151
Event Info
Buy-in
$265
Entries
144
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Slowing to a Crawl

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

The eliminations came quickly after the break until we reached our final 17. Now two spots away from the money, we haven't lost a player in 20-plus minutes.

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Rivera's Rags Turn to Riches

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Alex Rivera told us earlier he was playing any two cards, and he's sticking to that promise. On a flop of {4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}, Rivera led out for 4,000 and his opponent raised to 14,000. Rivera called, and the {8-Spades} appeared on the turn. Rivera checked, and then raised all in after his opponent bet. The other player called and the cards were tabled.

Rivera: {3-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}
Opponent: {Q-Clubs}{10-Hearts}

Rivera had turned two pair and he improved even further with the {3-Clubs} on the river, sending another player to the rail. We're now down to our final 20 in Event #2.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Rivera us
Alex Rivera
380,000
105,000
105,000

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Elia Busts Before Dinner

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

We just found Joseph Elia making his way out of the room on the last hand before the 45-minute dinner break, meaning we're down to the final 21 in Event #2. See you in 45!

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Elia us
Joseph Elia
Busted

"Any Two Cards" for Rivera

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Alex Rivera is plowing through Table 2 and now boasts a stack of almost 320,000.

Moments ago, Antonio Guggino limped from early position and Rivera raised to 7,000 directly behind. Action folded over to Andy Postiglion in the blinds and he moved all in for 44,000. Guggino folded and Rivera got an exact count on Postiglion's stack before placing in a call.

Postiglion: {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}
Rivera: {K-Clubs}{2-Clubs}

Postiglion was in excellent shape to double through the {5-Spades}{8-Clubs}{4-Hearts} flop and {A-Diamonds} turn, but the {K-Hearts} drilled the river to give Rivera a better pair.

"Any two cards. That's how we're doing it," Rivera told us as he raked in another pot.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Rivera us
Alex Rivera
318,000
138,000
138,000
Andy Postiglion
Andy Postiglion
Busted

Tags: Summer SlamAlex Rivera

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

Stacks on Stacks

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Michael Camizzi
Michael Camizzi
208,000
13,000
13,000
Chris Damick us
Chris Damick
192,000
22,000
22,000
Antonio Guggino
Antonio Guggino
103,000
Sam Guercio
Sam Guercio
100,000
-44,000
-44,000
Maurice Sessum
Maurice Sessum
80,000
-80,000
-80,000
Joe Ciffa us
Joe Ciffa
80,000
30,000
30,000
Joseph Elia us
Joseph Elia
75,000
-8,000
-8,000
Travell Thomas
Travell Thomas
72,000
-58,000
-58,000
Jimmy Thomson
Jimmy Thomson
60,000
29,000
29,000
Mark Roberts us
Mark Roberts
49,000
1,000
1,000
Todd Saffron us
Todd Saffron
43,000
-29,000
-29,000